Over the course of 10 days, around 600 athletes across the world will compete in the 50th anniversary of the Paralympic Games. Among them, 11 athletes — including two guides — with connections to Minnesota will represent the state on a world stage.
The agreement asks the Minnesota Legislature for $200 million — with $125 million of that being allocated for Grand Casino Arena and rest going toward St. Paul RiverCentre and Roy Wilkins Auditorium. The remaining $400 million would be financed by the city of St. Paul and the Wild.
The Minnesota Timberwolves have moved a game ahead of Denver in the Western Conference with a 117-108 win over the Nuggets. Anthony Edwards scored 21 points, and Bones Hyland had 15 of his 18 points in the first half on Sunday against his former team.
This time it was Hilary Knight’s turn to provide a big laugh — with an assist from the “Saturday Night Live” writers — in the wake of a weeklong dust-up involving the United States women and men’s Olympic gold medal-winning hockey teams.
Hundreds of adoring fans welcomed Dropkin and Thiesse back to Duluth Friday evening, where they said they’ll team up again for the next Winter Olympics in four years.
Lawson Crouse scored twice, U.S. Olympian Clayton Keller had a goal and two assists and the Utah Mammoth beat Minnesota 5-2 on Friday night to end the Wild’s winning streak at six games.
Minnesota Timberwolves All-Star Anthony Edwards was fined $25,000 by the NBA on Thursday for “throwing the game ball with force into the spectator stands,” the league announced.
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